genteel
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He has little of Karp’s genteel bedside manner or public profile and is known instead for an unforgiving style and hard-driving perfectionism.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 6, 2026
This is simply his pitch for escaping New York, but in a genteel manner.
From Salon ● Mar. 23, 2026
Teacher and performer, he revealed the works of Nature to a genteel audience amid the sensory manipulations of the theater.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 14, 2026
The spat led to fears that curling was losing its once genteel image and the Canadians faced criticism in their own national media.
From Barron's ● Feb. 21, 2026
I knew a little from our infrequent stays with Baron Greyfallow, and thought I was quite genteel enough without having to memorize forms of address, table manners, and the elaborate snarled rankings of the peerage.
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
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